Ayala Friday said she moved to an apartment at 604 Noble Ave. during a brief interview shortly after applying for a special probation program -- accelerated rehabilitation in her hit-and-run case.

The hit-and-run occurred 24 hours after Ayala won the Democratic primary to run for the 128th District House seat.

But evidence recently surfaced that she lived in the 129th District at 49 Hillside Ave., which disqualifies her for office under the state Constitution.

Her family -- father Tito, Democratic Registrar of Voters Sandi and state Senator-elect Andres -- have been unable or unwilling to clarify matters.

Incoming state House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Meriden, earlier this week warned Ayala to rectify the situation before she is sworn in Jan. 9.

Earlier Friday Ayala stood before Superior Court Judge John Cronan with her right hand raised and swore to abide by the rules of the probation program. The judge then continued the case to Feb. 1 for a hearing.

Ayala, who was overwhelmingly elected to the 128th District seat, is charged with evading responsibility, failure to obey a traffic signal and failure to renew her vehicle's registration.

Under accelerated rehabilitation, a program for nonviolent, first-time offenders, Ayala would not plead guilty but would be placed on up to two years' probation. If she completes the probation without getting arrested again then the charges would be dismissed.

"We felt at this juncture it was certainly in the best interest of all parties to bring this matter to a resolution," her lawyer, Guy Soares, said as Ayala stood beside him in the parking lot outside the Golden Hill Street courthouse. He said she has no intention of giving up her seat in the 128th House District.

According to police, on Aug. 15, Ayala was driving a 2007 Nissan Sentra with a 13-year-old and a 7-year-old on board when it collided with a 2002 Honda Accord driven by Krystal Velez, 26, of Bridgeport, at the intersection of North and Briarwood avenues.

When questioned by officers, Ayala said she attempted to check on the other driver after the crash, but left the scene because a man was yelling at her and she felt "scared."

Police said Ayala fled the accident scene and was eventually flagged down at the corner of Brooklawn Avenue and Laurel Place by a person who witnessed the accident and pursued her.

The distance between the accident location and where Ayala stopped is about six blocks.

The couple that aided Velez and pursued Ayala -- Kenneth and Charise Stokes, of Stratford -- have disputed Ayala's version of the events, saying she pulled over to check the damage to her own vehicle and drove away without looking back at the accident scene.

In the meantime, Ayala was arrested last week on domestic violence charges after police said she slapped her boyfriend at her then-Hillside Avenue home. Prosecutors said that case is being processed separately and will not be affected if she gets AR in the evading case.

While city Democrats were tolerant of her hit-and-run, a few called for her to step down following the second arrest and the residency questions.